Wrapping an IP address in square brackets does not necessarily
mean the address is an IPv6 address. The wrapping is just an aid
to parsing since IPv6 addresses have colons, but does not provide
semantic information.
E.g., [127.0.0.1] is a valid way to write 127.0.0.1.
Signed-off-by: Doug Evans <d...@google.com>
---
util/qemu-sockets.c | 7 +++++--
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/util/qemu-sockets.c b/util/qemu-sockets.c
index 8af0278f15..0c41d372c0 100644
--- a/util/qemu-sockets.c
+++ b/util/qemu-sockets.c
@@ -635,9 +635,12 @@ int inet_parse(InetSocketAddress *addr, const char *str,
Error **errp)
return -1;
}
} else if (str[0] == '[') {
- /* IPv6 addr */
+ /*
+ * Probably, but not necessarily, an IPv6 addr.
+ * Note that [127.0.0.1] is also valid.
+ */
if (sscanf(str, "[%64[^]]]:%32[^,]%n", host, port, &pos) != 2) {
- error_setg(errp, "error parsing IPv6 address '%s'", str);
+ error_setg(errp, "error parsing address '%s'", str);
return -1;
}
} else {
--
2.30.1.766.gb4fecdf3b7-goog
